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Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

Zero-Sum Game

A situation in which one person's gain is another's loss.

index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Bond

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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Unicorn

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

NYSE

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

A means of calculating the potential future return on an investment.

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